TENTATIVE AGENDA

Joint Education Interim Committee

Room 150, U.W. Outreach Center

951 North Poplar

Casper, Wyoming

November 17, 18 and 19, 2004

Wednesday, November 17, 2004, 1:00 p.m.

1.         Call to Order/Opening Remarks.

Senator Hank Coe and Representative Jeff Wasserburger,  Education CoChairs

2.         Approval of Minutes.

September 7 and 8, 2004, Joint Meeting

3.         School Foundation Program Account: Revenue Projections-Fiscal Profile.

            LSO Staff Update

4.         External Cost Adjustment:  JAC Recommendations.

            LSO Staff Update

5.         Teacher Advancement Program.

            Lewis Solmon, Milken Family Foundation

6.         Report on Education Data.

            Kevin Schulman, SDS, Consultant to Department of Education

7.         School Finance Litigation Update Report.

            Michael O'Donnell, State's Counsel

8.         Recess.

Thursday, November 18, 2004, 8:30 a.m.

1.         Reconvening of Meeting.

            Senator Hank Coe and Representative Jeff Wasserburger, Committee CoChairs

2.         State Superintendent Dr. Trent Blankenship.

            Teacher Compensation Recommendations.

• 05LSO-0094, "School finance-health insurance costs-1."
• 05LSO-0095, "School finance-health insurance costs-2."
• 05LSO-0150, "School finance-health insurance costs-3."
• 05LSO-0153, "School finance-teacher compensation-1."
• 05LSO-0239, "School finance-teacher compensation-2."

Teacher Excellence Package.

• 05LSO-0154, "Teacher Incentive Program-2."
• 05LSO-0156, "Wyoming teacher of the year program-appropriation."
• 05LSO-0157, "Teacher advancement program-appropriation."
• 05LSO-0158, "Wyoming teacher policy institute-appropriation."
• 05LSO-0159, "Teachers-national certification incentive-appropriation."

Additional Legislative Recommendations.

• 05LSO-0151, "Private school licensing-amendments."
• 05LSO-0152, "Public schools-high school diploma endorsements."

3.         Department of Education Reports to the Committee.

4.         Recess.

Friday, November 19, 2004, 8:30 a.m.

1.         Reconvening of Meeting.

            Senator Hank Coe and Representative Jeff Wasserburger, Committee CoChairs

2.         Lawrence O. Picus.

• Small School Adjustment: Small Schools in Large Districts
• Comments on Education Data Reports:  LES Programs and School Level Utility Costs.

3.         School Audits.

            Pam Robinson and Richard Cummings, Department of Audit

4.         Collocation of Schools:  Select School Facilities Committee Recommendations.

            Senator Irene Devin and Representative Mike Baker,

            Select Committee CoChairs

5.         Future Committee Meetings/Other Business.

6.         Adjournment.

JOINT MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

AND THE JOINT EDUCATION INTERIM COMMITTEE

Friday, November 19, 2004, 1:30 p.m.

1.         Call to Order/Opening Remarks.

            Representative Fred Parady, Chairman, and Senator April Brimmer Kunz, Vice-Chairman, Management Council

            Senator Hank Coe and Representative Jeff Wasserburger, Joint Education Interim Committee CoChairs

2.         Student Assessment and Accountability Task Force Report.

Annette Bohling, Deputy Superintendent, Educational Quality & Accountability

3.         School Finance Model Recalibration Proposed RFP.

            Legislative Committee: Senator Larson, Representative Luthi, Senator Coe and Representative Wasserburger

4.         Adjournment.